Adams County tornado history

190 tornadoes touched Adams County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 2.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 18, 1975).

190tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 43 injured
12 milongest path · 1996
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F0120
(E)F150
(E)F211
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated7

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 18, 1975F34.1 mi440 yd00
Jun 12, 1982F33 mi400 yd00
Jul 13, 1996F212 mi440 yd00
May 30, 1976F25.4 mi67 yd00
May 18, 2025EF24.4 mi400 yd00
May 18, 2025EF24.3 mi200 yd00
Jun 3, 1981F22.3 mi133 yd420
May 29, 1959F22 mi33 yd00
Jun 8, 1986F22 mi100 yd00
Jun 5, 1988F22 mi50 yd00
Jun 20, 1987F21 mi30 yd00
Jul 2, 1987F21 mi250 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 13, 2025unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
May 18, 2025EF24.3 mi200 yd00
May 18, 2025EF24.4 mi400 yd00
Aug 19, 2024unrated0.6 mi20 yd00
Aug 19, 2024unrated0.7 mi25 yd00
May 29, 2024EF00.7 mi50 yd00
May 29, 2024EF00.3 mi30 yd00
Jul 29, 2023unrated—25 yd00
Jul 6, 2023unrated—25 yd00
Apr 25, 2023unrated—50 yd00
Jul 29, 2022unrated—50 yd00
Jun 19, 2021EF0—25 yd00

Nearby counties

Arapahoe County, CO101Denver County, CO20Morgan County, CO93Elbert County, CO127Weld County, CO285Douglas County, CO64Jefferson County, CO12Boulder County, CO11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adams County, Colorado had?

190 tornadoes touched Adams County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 2.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adams County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 18, 1975, with a 4.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Adams County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (75 of 190). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).